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Veterans Salute in Hartford, CT
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Author:  Jerry O'Neill [ Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Veterans Salute in Hartford, CT
Check out this website for the "VFW Salute to Connecticut's Veterans" Sept. 26-28., 2008. Something with warbirds in CT!

http://www.veteranssalute.org/
Author:  Warbird Kid [ Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:54 pm ]
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:D :shock:
Author:  Jerry O'Neill [ Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:33 pm ]
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You up for it Chris?
We need help.
Jerry
Author:  Warbird Kid [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:38 am ]
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Have to make sure that nothing comes up that weekend. Interesting that its taking place in Hartford though. But yeah of course id be up for it!

Gonna have to break out the Vought Shirts again. :wink:

So do you know what specific aircraft are coming? Judging from the photos, Panchito, and Skyboss? Or are they just place holder pictures?
Author:  Jerry O'Neill [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:25 am ]
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Warbird Kid wrote:
Have to make sure that nothing comes up that weekend. Interesting that its taking place in Hartford though. But yeah of course id be up for it!

Gonna have to break out the Vought Shirts again. :wink:

So do you know what specific aircraft are coming? Judging from the photos, Panchito, and Skyboss? Or are they just place holder pictures?


Chris,
Those are absolutely coming!

Here's the list so far:
- FG-1D Corsair “Skyboss”
- F4U-5NL Corsair (Collings Foundation)
- B-25 Mitchell Bomber “Panchito” (DAV)
- P-51 Mustang “Quick Silver” (Bill Yoak"
- C-47 Skytrain AAPM
- AD-4 Skyraider Fighter Factory
- C-54 Skymaster “Berlin Airlift Foundation”
- Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
- Sikorsky H-34 “Choctaw”
- Sikorsky S-55
- Bell UH-1D Huey “Iroquois”
- Bell AH-1 “Huey Cobra”
- Bell H-13 “Souix”
- Boeing CH-47 “Chinook”
- Aeronca L-3 “Defender”
- Cessna O-2
- Fairchild PT-23

There'll be much more to see and do at thios event than just the aircraft.
Jerry
Author:  Warbird Kid [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:33 pm ]
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Who would have thought, another airshow in CT!

I thought i was gonna have to wait for the next little gathering in Stratford. :wink:

Keep me up to speed!

-Chris
Author:  Jerry O'Neill [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:43 pm ]
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Not an air show.

There will be flying demonstrations, but no aerobatics and the tower is in control.

The term "air show" to most people means aerobatics.
Not the case here. It'll be like "Corsairs Over Connecticut", very "hands on".
Jerry
Author:  Warbird Kid [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:15 pm ]
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:( Sad to hear that! Any chance of that getting altered in the future? :wink:

But i digress it still sounds exciting! What would you want me and my father to do? Just the usual ground runners and what not. :wink:
Author:  Broken-Wrench [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:53 pm ]
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Sometimes it takes a Broken Wrench to get things done! :wink:
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